Itinerary Check: 2 Weeks in lMay/June (Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, and Osaka)

Hi all. My husband (33M) and I (29F) are planning a (very belated) honeymoon trip to Japan. It will be both of our first times there. This is a bit of a Godzilla tour with some food, history, art, and pop culture mixed in.

One caveat is that I packed our schedule (particularly Kyoto) with the understanding that we will most likely skip items depending on time and energy. This isn’t a checklist so much as a list of ideas within a given area.

5/30: Arrive
– Arrive at Haneda around 5pm.
– Check in to Hotel in Shinjuku and grab a late dinner.

5/31: Shibuya and Shinjuku
– Shibuya Crossing
– Parco
– Yoyogi Park
– Takeshita St.
– Mario Annex Mall (official Godzilla store)
– Godzilla head
– Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
– Piss Alley

6/1: Tokyo DisneySea

6/2: Akihabara
– Tsukiji Outer Market
– Ueno Park
– Akihabara Vending Machine Alley
– Imperial Palace
– Don Quijote Akihabara
– Toho Studios (pictures with Godzilla statue)
– Arcade
– 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan
– Senso-ji w/ Nakamise Minoriya
– Sumida Park

6/3: Open
– Return to any place we didn’t get to fully explore
OR
– Harajuku? TeamLabs?

6/4: Hakone
– Travel to Hakone (forward luggage to Kyoto)
– Venetian Glass Museum
– Hakone Open Air Museum
– POLA Museum of Art
– Okada Museum of Art
– Stay iat Hakone Airu ryukan

6/5: Travel to Kyoto
– Travel to Kyoto and check in to Hotel in Fushimi Ward
– Dinner in Gion

6/6: Higashiyama
– Kiyomizu-dera Temple
– Wander Gion and southern Higashiyama
– Kodaiji Temple
– Kennin-ji Temple
– Lunch in Gion
– Maruyama Park
– Chionin Temple
– Nanzenji Temple
– Eikando Temple
– Okazaki Park
– Heian Shrine
– Yoshida Hill Temples and Shrines
– Philosopher’s path
– Honenin Temple
– Silver Pavilion

6/7: Arashiyama
– Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
– Tenryuji Temple
– Monkey Park Iwatayama
– Togetsukyo Bridge and Sagano Shopping/Lunch
– Okochi Sanso Villa
– Jojakkoji Temple
– Gioji Temple
– Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple
– Otagi Nenbutsiji Temple
– Daikakuji Temple
– In evening, deceide between: Nijo Castle, Kyoto Imperial Palace, or Gion Corner

6/8:
– Fushimi Inari shrine
– Tofukuji Temple
– Kyoto National Museum
– Sanjusangendo Temple
– Kyoto Railway Museum
– Nannaji Temple
– Ryoanji Temple
– Golden Pavillion

6/9: Nara
– Stop by Nara on the way to Osaka (forward luggage to Osaka)
– Nara Park
– Harushika Sake Brewery
– Travel to Osaka and check in to Hotel near Osaka Castle
– Dinner in Dotonbori

6/10: Osaka
– Osaka Castle
– Kita/Umeda
– Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
– Minami (Dotonbori)

6/11: Godzilla Museum
– Day trip to Awajishima Park for Godzilla Museum
– Himeji Castle?
– Dinner in Dotonbori

6/12: Travel to Tokyo

6/13: Fly out of Narita

Questions:
– Any recommendations for arcades in Tokyo? We were looking at Taito Station Akihabara.
– Any other ideas for 6/3?
– Does it make sense to make a trip to Himeji Castle after visiting Awajishima Park on the morning of 6/11?